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This guy implanted a computer chip in his hand ...

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Sep 16, 2015
... and hopes to swipe it like a security card. Could the ATM be next?
Robotic hearts? We're not there yet. But an implant in the not-too-distant future could detect a heart attack within seconds.
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Chips find their way from inside computers to inside your body

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Aug 7, 2013
Does having a computer chip embedded in your brain sound like science fiction? Turns out, it's happening now and companies are figuring out how to cash in.
The implant in Lee's ear.
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